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Conditions of comic albums are divided into: "Mint condition", "Near mint condition", "Good condition", "Fair condition" and "Bad condition". What is not reflected in the conditions is in what condition class albums are classified with a completely faded / faded spine and albums with written text or stamps on endpapers or covers.
As far as I am concerned, it provides a lot of clarity and avoid discussion if these defects are mentioned in eg fair condition or good condition. I receive albums with a completely faded spine and text on endpapers that were offered as "Near mint condition".
Where trading is done, there is a need for optimum clarity and clarity and rules. It is up to the platform to provide this clarity and rules. That is one of the existence rights of a platform.
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April 10, 2021 12:22
Click below on the explanation conditions, there it is.
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Dear Fazerco, Unfortunately that is not mentioned in the explanation and that is why I bring it up.
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April 10, 2021 12:51
What you describe is in good condition, you can get that from the conditions.

Conditions


Mint condition

The strip is as new in every respect without any wear. The strip is still completely in perfect condition. There should be absolutely no traces of use.

Near mint condition

The strip is in near perfect condition. There are some light signs of use such as a tiny, almost invisible dent, crease or (shallow) scratch.

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So an album with a completely faded spine or with written text or stamp on the flyleaf or cover falls into the category "near mint condition"? These are not light signs of use!
These defects are not caused by use and should be named in a condition category, which creates clarity and clarity. Only parties that benefit from uncertainties will not want further definition and clarification of the condition descriptions.
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April 10, 2021 13:11
Unfortunately that is not mentioned in the explanation and that is why I am raising it.

Conditions are supplemented with this.
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Collector thank you for the customization on behalf of the buyers and serious sellers who love using LastDodo to connect with each other!
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April 10, 2021 13:53
So an album with a completely faded spine or with written text or stamp on the flyleaf or cover falls into the category "near mint condition"?

I am not saying that, when you read you will see that I say it is in good condition. What I quote are the described conditions of new and near mint condition in support, which you say already seen !?
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Fazerco the problem has now been solved by the community manager and that is fine because there is now clarity in which condition class albums with defects belong that I have mentioned. Clearly naming it benefits everyone who acts sincerely.

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So a copy of Spirou magazine of which the middle pages with the micro stories are missing, is therefore in bad condition, because it is incomplete.
It is clearly stated in the explanation conditions.
For years.
Hardly anyone adheres to that.
By the way, I think that few people read that "explanation of conditions".
Question: for example, has a name been written on the flyleaf, or has brown spots, adhesive tape or cracks, whether or not it is in a good condition? belong to the coins section ...)
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April 10, 2021 16:39
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Nice addition, it remains difficult; what I think is a good condition, person B thinks it is again in reasonable condition and person C thinks the same book is in near mint condition.
You can attach 2 factors to it and that is always my starting point:
  1. Traces of use (in which you participate, on purpose or not) e.g. name or stamp, ex-libris, thumbed, dog-eared, smoke smell, notes, marks or creases, folds, etc.
  2. Traces of age (which cannot be helped) eg yellowed pages, foxing, discolouration of book binding, book odor.
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It is clearly stated in the explanation conditions.
For years.
Hardly anyone adheres to that.

Nice addition, it remains difficult; what I think is a good condition, person B thinks it is again a reasonable condition and person C thinks the same book is in near mint condition again

There is not much we can do about people not wanting to read something. It is also a matter of having some guidance in disputes between buyer and seller, in the event that the seller has not described anything / little about the condition of the item. Sellers should be aware of the quality they are offering.
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April 10, 2021 17:07
There is not much we can do about people not wanting to read something.

Only a smoke smell is not listed, for me that is also in bad condition, 1x had a book that every time you turn a page that smells bad smell, on the other hand I must say that I have a book that is fresh off the press comes or has an old book scent like to smell.
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April 10, 2021 18:30
I always smoke the old Dupuis before I bought ... :-)
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April 10, 2021 19:21
I always smoke the old Dupuis before I bought ... :-)

I have this album by Spirou and Fantasio in a very nice condition. But every time you touch it, it smells like a damp, moldy house ... Always hoped that smell would fade ... But no, the smell won't budge.
Anyone tips?!?
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April 10, 2021 19:37
I have this album by Spirou and Fantasio in a very nice condition. But every time you touch it, it smells like a damp, moldy house ... Always hoped that smell would fade ... But no, the smell won't budge.
Anyone tips?!?

The drawn Bar once said this:

Has helped me: Fold open the strip, put a box with coffee powder there. Make sure that the coffee cannot reach the strip. I left it for a few days and turned some pages every now and then. The huge musty cellar smell had completely disappeared.
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I'm getting curious anyway. Where are the existence rights of a platform described, also in lastdodo?
Oh, in the description of new condition it already says 'perfect', why more description?
Or would perfect perhaps be the condition above new condition which still is missing?
To illustrate: my neighbor has been running a successful comic book store for a long time and said that a customer with three books (new books) in hand asked to be allowed to take them outside to compare them in daylight and so perfect copy. (.?.)
Oh, I still smell old dupimples.
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April 10, 2021 20:10
fazerco I'll definitely try that !!!
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Funny that GOIH101 does offer trade on LastDodo, but pretends that it does not know what the reason for this platform is. He collects euros himself and is not satisfied with rupiahs.

Also nice that he cites the for many absurdist example of the collector as the customer of his neighbor. But that is exactly what it is all about. A collector prefers to have a physical look at the object he wants to buy. Unfortunately, that is not possible on a digital platform like LastDodo. Therefore it is very pleasant for a collector that the quality of an item on offer should be accurately described as possible and that there are standards in the form of types of conditions.

I am a collector and I am not looking for reading material. That is much easier to download digitally than an E-book. So GOIH101 be happy that there are collectors out there you can sell your trade to and stop practically poking fun at your customers.
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Are we now going to slander vulgar?
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April 11, 2021 14:38
Discussing content is sometimes difficult, end it.
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